Striking-bag support.



No. 647,487. Patented Apr. l7, I900.

H. B. FRAZIEB.

STRIKING BAG SUPPORT.

(Application filed Apr. 22, 1899.) (No Model.)

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HORACE B. FRAZIER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONEIIALF TO JOHNR. BOYDEN, OF SAMEJLACE.

STRlKlNG-BAG SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 647,487, dated April17, 1900.

Serial Ila-714,043. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HORACE B. FRAZIER, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have 5invented certain new and useful Improvements in Striking-Bag Supports,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification.

The object of my invention is to provide a striking-bag support thatwill be cheap, of small size, and at the same time rigid and durable,and which can be secured in a doorway or window-opening and quicklyremoved I 5 when desired.

My invention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fullydescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

Figure I is a perspective view of my im- 20 proved punching-bag support.Fig. II is a vertical section of the same. Fig. III is an enlargeddetail view showing one of the clamping-screws. Fig. 1V is an enlargeddetail view of the hub of the spider.

1 represents a rebound-ring, against which the bag impacts when in use.This ring is preferably made of metallic tubing. It supports a spiderconsisting of radial curvilinear arms 2 and a hub or center plate 3,into which the arms are screwed before being riveted to the ring.

4 represents a nut tapped into the hub 3, and through which the cord 5of the bag 6 is passed. The upper face of the nut has a re- 5 cess 7 toreceive a knot 8 on the end of the cord, and the lower face of the nuthas a con ical recess 9 to permit the cord to swing freely.

The arms 2 are bent downwardly from the ring, so that the hub 3 islocated beneath the 40 lower surface of the ring, against which the bagcontacts when in use, thus providing for the use of a short cord and asmall ring, While the action of the bag is quick in its movements.

One edge of the ring is secured to a hollow bar 10 at 11. The outer partof the ring is suspended from a similar bar 12 by means of rods 13,hinged to the ring at 14, as shown. The bar 12 carries T-couplings 15for the upper ends of the rods 13, held by means of setscrews 16.Fitting within the bars are screwthreaded rods 17, havingloosely-connected heads 18 on their outer ends, the heads be ingprovided with sockets to receive the ends of the rods, to which they areconnected by pins 19, passing through slots 20 in the rods, as shown inFig. III.

21 represents nuts on the rods, provided with handles 22' and which bearagainst the ends of the bars. It will thus be observed that when theapparatus is placed in a window or door opening and the nuts 21 turnedto run the rods 17 outwardly the heads 18 will be forced against thevertical walls of the window or door opening and the apparatus will thusbe firmly held in place. In practice the bar 10 would be first clampedin place and then the ring moved to a horizontal position by moving thebar 12 up or down, (this being permitted by the pivotal connectionbetween the rods 13 and the ring,) and when.

the ring is brought to a horizontal position the bar 12 is clamped inposition. The apparatus can be quickly removed by turning the nuts 21backwardly.

I claim as my invention- 1. A striking-bag support comprising arebound-ring, a hub located at a lower elevation than the rebound-ring,and arms secured to the rebound-ring at their outer ends and supportingthe hub at their inner ends; substantially as described.

2. A striking-bag support comprising a rebound-ring, a hub located ata'lower elevation than the rebound-ring, and radial curvilinear armssecured to the rebound-ring at their outer ends and supporting the hubat their inner ends; substantially as described.

A striking-bag support comprising a rebound-ring, a hub located at alower elevation than the rebound-ring, arms secured to the rebound-ringat their outer ends and supporting the hub at their inner ends, and anut having upper and lower recesses and secured to the hub;substantially as described.

4:. A striking-bag support comprising a rebound-ring having meanscentrally located, at a lower elevation than the rebound-ring, forsupporting the bag, and a bar to which the rebound-ring is secured,provided with adjustable end clamps; substantially as described.

5. A striking-bag support comprisinga rebound-ring having meanscentrally located, at a lower elevation than the rebound-ring, forsupporting a bag, a bar provided with end clamps and to which the ringis rigidly secured, and another bar provided With end clamps, and towhich the ring is hinged; substantially as described.

6. A striking-bag support comprising a rebound-ring having meanscentrally located, at a lower elevation than the rebound-ring, forsupporting a bag, a bar rigidly secured to the rebound-ring and providedWith end clamps, a second bar, rods secured to the second bar and hingedto the rebound-ring, and

HORACE B. FRAZIER.

In presence of E. S. KNIGHT, G. A. TAUBERSOHMIDT.

